Japanese Industry Minister Yukio Edano recently approved renewable energy feed-in tariffs (FIT) for the country. The program means that electricity from renewable energy will be subject to higher rates. Similar programs in other countries have been very successful, which is part of the reason Japan...

International companies believe Japan, the world’s third largest economy, will soon become a huge player in the solar energy field, in part due to a new government subsidy program that will start next month. Japan previously considered a feed-in tariff (FIT) to stimulate alternative energy within...